The Boat to Heaven

Overview

A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 2003

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Kunie Tanaka,Hiroyuki Ikeuchi,Akiko Nishina,Keizo Kanie,Keiko Matsuzaka,Asahi Uchida,Reiko Takashima,Taro Yamamoto,Miki Sakai,Naoki Kawanoand 1 more

Director

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Writer

Masashi Sada

Producer

Nobuyuki Tohya

Cinematography

Kōzō Shibazaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0468867